Disney Cruise Line updated the Know Before You Go page on August 15th with new information on testing and vaccination requirements.
The following Know Before You Go pages were updated on August 15, 2022:
- Know Before You Go Cruise Checklist (archived)
- Canada (archived)
- Europe (archived)
- Before You Leave (archived)
- Embarkation Day (archived)
- On the Ship (archived)
- Ports of Call (archived)
- Debarkation Day (archived)
COVID-19 Vaccination
For sailings departing US and Canadian ports through September 1, 2022, Disney Cruise Line requires Guests ages 5 and older to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the time of sailing, as defined by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Beginning September 2, 2022, for sailings departing US and Canadian ports, Disney Cruise Line will require Guests ages 12 and older to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the time of sailing, as defined by the CDC. In consideration of CDC guidance, Disney Cruise Line highly recommends that Guests ages 11 and younger be fully vaccinated before sailing.
In consideration of guidance from the CDC and the World Health Organization, Disney Cruise Line accepts the following vaccine types for Guests ages 5 and older: Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Covishield, Novavax, Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV (VeroCell), Sinovac-CoronaVac and Covavaxin (Bharat Biotech).
For Guests ages 5 and older, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines fully vaccinated as 14 days after receiving one of the following:
- A single dose of an accepted 1-dose vaccine.
- The second dose of an accepted 2-dose vaccine.
- The full series of an active (not placebo) COVID-19 vaccine in the US-based AstraZeneca or Novavax COVID-19 vaccine trials.
- The second dose of any “mix and match” combination of accepted COVID-19 vaccines (administered at least 17 days apart).
Disney Cruise Line accepts Pfizer and Moderna for Guests ages 4 and younger; Sinopharm (BBIBP-CorV, VeroCell) for Guests ages 3 through 4; and Sinovac (CoronaVac) for Guests ages 6 months to 3 years old.
For Guests ages 4 and younger, the CDC defines fully vaccinated as receiving one of the following:
- 3 doses of Pfizer: the second dose administered 21 days after the first; and the third dose administered 56 days after the second.
- 2 doses of Moderna: the second dose administered one month after the first.
- 2 doses of Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV (VeroCell): the second dose administered 21-28 days after the first.
- 2 doses of Sinovac-CoronaVac: the second dose administered 14-28 days after the first.
COVID-19 Testing For Guests Fully Vaccinated
Fully vaccinated Guests on sailings departing US and Canadian ports must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result (paid for by the Guest) taken one to 2 days before setting sail to be exempt from embarkation testing at the terminal. Completing pre-trip testing prior to embarkation day enhances the efficiency of boarding and confirms that you are negative for COVID-19 prior to traveling to the terminal. Pre-trip test results must be uploaded into the Inspire Diagnostics Safe Passage website by midnight prior to embarkation day.
Antigen tests must be completed using a proctored in-person or telehealth service and come with digital results that can be uploaded to the Safe Passage website. A nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) or PCR test also is acceptable. Guests can purchase COVID-19 tests through the Inspire Diagnostics Safe Passage website, or obtain a test from any independent online testing supplier or pharmacy.
Fully vaccinated Guests who upload their pre-trip test results to the Safe Passage website by midnight prior to embarkation day will be exempt from embarkation testing. Fully vaccinated Guests who do not upload test results by midnight prior to embarkation day must be tested at the terminal on embarkation day before boarding the ship and will be charged for the cost of the test. Guests with positive COVID-19 test results are required to complete a second confirmatory test. Guests with confirmed positive test results—as well as those sharing the same stateroom and other close contacts—will be denied boarding.
The cost of embarkation tests for fully vaccinated Guests will be $74.00 (USD) plus tax for the initial antigen test, and, if needed, $125.00 (USD) plus tax for a confirmatory PCR test, charged at the time of service. For Canada sailings, the cost of embarkation tests for fully vaccinated Guests will be $95.00 (CAD) plus GST for the initial antigen test, and, if needed, $160.00 (CAD) plus GST for a confirmatory PCR test, charged at the time of service.
COVID-19 Testing For Guests Not Fully Vaccinated
Guests who are not fully vaccinated must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken one to 3 days before the sail date. The test should be a Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT), a rapid PCR test or a lab-based PCR test. Rapid antigen tests are not accepted. This will be the first of 2 tests required for Guests not fully vaccinated; the second test will be conducted at the terminal on embarkation day.
Guests who are not fully vaccinated are required to complete a COVID-19 test at the terminal prior to boarding on embarkation day (paid for by Disney Cruise Line). Guests with positive COVID-19 test results are required to undergo a second confirmatory test. Guests with confirmed positive test results—as well as those sharing the same stateroom and other close contacts—will be denied boarding.
Upload Proof of Vaccination and/or COVID-19 Test Results
In order to sail, all Guests (adults and children, regardless of age) must upload their proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test results on the Inspire Diagnostics Safe Passage website by midnight prior to embarkation day. A parent or legal guardian will need to use their own account to provide this information on behalf of minors. Inspire Diagnostics is Disney Cruise Line’s third-party partner for COVID-19 testing and vaccination verification. To learn more about how to provide proof of negative COVID-19 test result, please visit the Know Before Leaving Home page.
Back-to-Back Sailings
All Guests on consecutive, back-to-back sailings, regardless of age and vaccination status, will be required to complete a COVID-19 test between sailings, paid for by Disney Cruise Line.
Guests Recently Recovered from COVID-19
In some cases, people who have recently recovered from COVID-19 may still test positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. If Guests have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 within 11 to 90 days of their sail date, they may qualify to be considered as “90-Day-Recovered.” With the appropriate documentation and subsequent approval, Guests considered “90-Day-Recovered” are not required to participate in COVID-19 testing during the Pre-Sail, Embarkation or Debarkation phases of their voyage. For details on what documentation is required, please visit the Know Before Leaving Home page.
Disney Cruise Line issued the following email to guests with upcoming bookings regarding the changes to the COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements for select sailings.
08/15/2022
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Dear Emily,
All of us at Disney Cruise Line look forward to welcoming you aboard soon. We are reaching out with important updates to the COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements for your sailing.
Beginning September 2, 2022, for sailings departing U.S. and Canadian ports, Disney Cruise Line will only require Guests ages 12 and older to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the time of sailing, as defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In consideration of CDC guidance, Disney Cruise Line highly recommends that Guests ages 11 and younger be fully vaccinated before sailing.
As a reminder, for sailings departing U.S. and Canadian ports before September 2, 2022, Disney Cruise Line will still require Guests ages 5 and older to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the time of sailing, as defined by the CDC.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
In consideration of guidance from the CDC and the World Health Organization, Disney Cruise Line accepts the following vaccine types for Guests ages 5 and older: Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Covishield, Novavax, Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV (VeroCell), Sinovac-CoronaVac and Covavaxin (Bharat Biotech).
For Guests ages 5 and older, the CDC defines fully vaccinated as 14 days after receiving one of the following:
- A single dose of an accepted 1-dose vaccine
- The second dose of an accepted 2-dose vaccine
- The full series of an active (not placebo) COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S.-based AstraZeneca or Novavax COVID-19 vaccine trials
- The second dose of any “mix and match” combination of accepted COVID-19 vaccines (administered at least 17 days apart)
In consideration of guidance from the CDC and the World Health Organization, Disney Cruise Line accepts only the following vaccines for Guests ages 4 and younger: Pfizer, Moderna, Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV (VeroCell), and Sinovac-CoronaVac.
For Guests ages 4 and younger, the CDC defines fully vaccinated as 14 days after receiving one of the following:
- Three doses of Pfizer: the second dose administered 21 days after the first; and the third dose administered 56 days after the second
- Two doses of Moderna: the second dose administered one month after the first
- Two doses of Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV (VeroCell): the second dose administered 21-28 days after the first
- Two doses of Sinovac-CoronaVac: the second dose administered 14-28 days after the first
COVID-19 Testing for Guests who are Fully Vaccinated
Pre-Trip Testing: Fully vaccinated Guests on sailings departing U.S. and Canadian ports must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result (paid for by the Guest) taken 1-2 days before setting sail. Completing pre-trip testing prior to embarkation day enhances the efficiency of boarding and confirms that you are negative for COVID-19 prior to traveling to the terminal. Pre-trip test results must be uploaded into the Inspire Diagnostics Safe Passage website by midnight prior to embarkation day. Inspire Diagnostics is Disney Cruise Line’s third-party partner for vaccination verification and COVID-19 testing.
Antigen tests must be completed using a proctored telehealth service and come with digital results that can be uploaded to the Safe Passage website. A nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) or PCR test also is acceptable. Guests can purchase COVID-19 tests through the Inspire Diagnostics Safe Passage website, or obtain a test from any independent testing supplier.
Embarkation Day Testing: Fully vaccinated Guests who upload their pre-trip test results to the Safe Passage website by midnight prior to embarkation day will be exempt from embarkation testing. Fully vaccinated Guests who do not upload test results by midnight prior to embarkation day must be tested at the terminal on embarkation day before boarding the ship and will be charged for the cost of the test. Guests with positive COVID-19 test results are required to complete a second confirmatory test. Guests with confirmed positive test results—as well as those sharing the same stateroom and other close contacts—will be denied boarding.
The cost of embarkation tests for fully vaccinated Guests will be $74.00 (USD) plus tax for the initial antigen test, and, if needed, $125.00 (USD) plus tax for a confirmatory PCR test, charged at the time of service. For Canada sailings, the cost of embarkation tests for fully vaccinated Guests will be $95.00 (CAD) plus GST for the initial antigen test, and, if needed, $160.00 (CAD) plus GST for a confirmatory PCR test, charged at the time of service.
COVID-19 Testing for Guests who are Not Fully Vaccinated
Pre-Trip Testing: Guests who are not fully vaccinated must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken 1-3 days before the sail date. The test should be a Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT), a rapid PCR test or a lab-based PCR test. Rapid antigen tests are not accepted. This will be the first of two tests required for unvaccinated Guests; the second test will be conducted at the terminal on embarkation day.
Embarkation Day Testing: Guests who are not fully vaccinated are required to complete a COVID-19 test at the terminal prior to boarding on embarkation day (paid for by Disney Cruise Line).
Upload Proof of Vaccination and COVID-19 Test Results to Safe Passage Website
In order to sail, all Guests (adults and children, regardless of age) must upload their proof of vaccination and negative COVID-19 test results on the Inspire Diagnostics Safe Passage website by midnight prior to their sailing. A parent or legal guardian will need to use their own account to provide this information on behalf of minors. To learn more about how to provide proof of your negative COVID-19 test result, please visit Before Leaving Home: Know Before You Go.
After appropriate documents have been uploaded and reviewed by Inspire, Guests should see the words “Clear to Arrive” or “Clear to Sail” in the Pre-Sail Screening section when they log into their Safe Passage account before arriving at the port.
It is also recommended that Guests bring a copy of their proof of vaccination and negative COVID-19 PCR test result with them to the port. If you have any questions about your Safe Passage registration or status, please contact Inspire Diagnostics at 877-250-5132.
Guests Recently Recovered from COVID-19
In some cases, people who have recently recovered from COVID-19 may still test positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. If Guests have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 within 11 to 90 days of their sail date, they may qualify to be considered as “90-Day-Recovered.” With the appropriate documentation and subsequent approval, Guests considered “90-Day-Recovered” are not required to participate in COVID-19 testing during the Pre-Sail, Embarkation or Debarkation phases of their voyage. For details on what documentation is required, please visit Before Leaving Home: Know Before You Go.
Face Coverings
Face coverings are not required for Guests outdoors while on board the ship and at designated locations on Castaway Cay. Face coverings are optional in most indoor locations throughout the ship. We continue to strongly recommend unvaccinated guests wear a face covering in all indoor locations. Face coverings are optional on motorcoach transportation and in the cruise terminal and may be required in ports of call based on local government requirements. Face coverings are required in all testing areas.
Online Check-in
You must complete Online Check-in beginning 30 days prior to your sailing. You will need to submit the required documents as well as select a Port Arrival Time. All Guests, including our Platinum Castaway Club Guests, will need to select a Port Arrival Time. Please be aware that Guests will not be permitted at the terminal or in parking areas before their scheduled arrival time. Guests who arrive early will be asked to return at their scheduled arrival time, and Guests arriving after their scheduled time may be delayed and asked to wait behind those arriving at their scheduled time. Online Check-in can be completed or modified up to one day prior to sailing. After completing Online Check-in, you will receive a Port Arrival Form by email. Bring this with you to the port to expedite your arrival.
As our health and safety protocols and operational guidelines are subject to change, please visit the Know Before You Go section of our website for the latest information and answers to many frequently asked questions.
Guests booked on the Disney Wonder, Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy or Disney Wish September 2, 2022 through December 31, 2022 may modify their sail date or cancel their sailing without any Disney-imposed cancellation fees by contacting their travel agent by August 29, 2022. Please note that change fees and cancellation fees imposed by third-party suppliers, such as airlines and hotels, as well as travel insurance, are not refundable. Refunds will be processed back to the original form of payment. Standard cancellation policies and terms and conditions apply for any cancellation or modification requests received on or after August 30, 2022.
We look forward to welcoming you aboard soon.
Sincerely,
The Cast and Crew
Disney Cruise Line
Why isn’t Disney going away with preboard testing for vacinated guest. Come on, Disney will lose money when they could cruise with other lines like Royal, NCL on Carnival that drop pre cruise testing
Kudos to DCL. More people who have taken the jab are getting the virus ow than those who have natural immunity. If you are going to test you need to test everyone.
I’m sorry, but you’re going to have to show your work on this one. Just don’t want people to think you are insane or ill informed…
Of course, as we both know, she can’t show her work because what she said is a complete fabrication. I’ll never understand how we got to this point of such disinformation.
One of the best things about being a conspiracy theorist is that you don’t end up with myocarditis.
Marc —appreciate how you respond with humor instead of……….
hopefully the pre-cruise testing requirement goes away shortly as well, match the other cruiselines.. come on Disney, you’re the last one!!!!
I just received the same letters for our September and December sailings. I am so bummed that they are still requiring testing for vaccinated guests. We fly in 2 days before cruises now to ensure we can get there so needing to coordinate testing is difficult. This may make me consider canceling and booking with other lines.
I also have a cruise booked for December and really hope they drop the pre-cruise testing by then
Count me out until they come to their senses and drop all this nonsense!
Hoping they remove all vaccination requirements. We’re scheduled for next May with final payment by end of Feb and have no desire to vaccinate our older children. Both adults are vaccinated. I’m guessing they decided to roll this out in stages rather than remove it entirely at once like a lot of other lines.
Did DCL not see that the CDC updated guidance!? Just shocked!
I get that Disney always tries to maintain a higher standard, but it is very clear now that the vaccines do no prevent the spread of covid. Now that the big 3 cruise lines have gotten rid of their vaccine requirements and their testing requirements for those that are vaccinated, Disney is destined to lose customers to the other lines. Changing from 5 and older to 12 and older doesn’t really change much for people, especially when most other lines only required 12 and older anyways. Hopefully Disney realizes soon that they need to follow the major cruise lines in dropping the vaccine requirement completely before they lose all their customers to the other cruise lines.
Dr. Jeff, I don’t know where you get your information, but patients that don’t get Covid because they are vaccinated (and blissfully ignorant of their having repelled it) cannot spread it, and that’s how the vaccines prevent the spread. DCL has always had higher safety standards, which is why you reguarly hear about the spread of Noro on RCCL, NCL, and the originator of the “poop cruise,” Carnival. I totally support you voting with your dollars though, sport!
Dr. Brad – those of us that are vaccinated (including myself) continue to get covid and can spread it. The vaccines are preventing nothing other than possible serious illness and hospitalization. Those are facts, easily looked up on the CDC website. What are you talking about? Any why so rude? All of us can certainly have a cordial discussion without all of the passive aggressive rudeness. Keep it civil and you might find people who agree with you on many points.
With all due respect, that’s plainly not true. (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/facts.html) You are correct in that it does prevent serious illness and hospitalization, but it also helps prevent the spread and, more importanly, stopping the spread stops variants from emerging. Those variants are what places our economy at the most risk.
I’m sorry that you felt rudeness. I have no problem with silence or ignorance. My frustration comes when the silence is pierced with that ignorance masquerading as fact. Science doesn’t care what any of us believe. Medicine doesn’t care. And I promise that Covid didn’t ask victims’ opinions before they removed them from millions of their friends and family.
I assume you’re referring to this statement from the website: “High vaccination coverage in a population reduces the spread of the virus and helps prevent new variants from emerging”. But that statement, according to the CDC, is only effective when the vaccine actually stops an infection. If you are infected, whether you have the vaccine or not, you can still transmit the virus and be a variant producer (unlikely, but possible). From the AMA: “With breakthrough infections, the viral loads are similar to those who are unvaccinated. That means such infections among fully immunized patients could be transmitted to others who are unvaccinated or have compromised immune systems.” Unfortunately, what you say is untrue about variants and spread.
Nope. “Staying up to date with COVID-19 vaccination also means you are less likely to spread the disease to others and increases your protection against new variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.” Vaya con dios.
Dr. Brad, those of us that do not have covid and have not gotten the vaccines cannot spread it either. I get my information from doctors I have spoken to and reading the data presented by the CDC and the statements by the CDC that say the vaccine does not effectively prevent the spread of covid. And if the vaccine prevents the spread of covid like you claim, then anyone with the vaccine should not be afraid of those without the vaccine that do not have covid either. Not having the vaccine does not mean you spread covid by default.
With all due respect, Dr. Laura is a doctor, as are Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz, but I wouldn’t get medical advice from any of them. If you are vaccinated you can get it and even die, but those are the exceptions, not the rule. It means something that the vast majority of hospitalizations are from those unvaxxed. Most people who are vaccinated and come in contact with potential victims will not even know it and not spread it further.
I’m not afraid of getting it. I go to the gym daly and travel. It appears I travel in a way that you aspire to, on a DCL ship. I’ll be in Europe for a couple weeks before taking a slow boat back to the states and catching a Broadway show or two. I’ll mask in large indoor groups because it hurts me not at all and offers some protection for those I love. I try to not let the perfect be the enemy of good. That’s my secret for happiness.
What I am afraid of is this virus mutating into something that no vaccine can touch. And the way to protect the country from that is the same way previous patriotic generations protected us from polio, measles and whoopng cough: by getting enough vaccinated people to “bubble” around the infected that it creates an envelope to contain it. For measles, the number is around 90%, but we are only at around 80 for Covid, so we all remain at risk until we can nudge that number beyond the envelope.
I served to protect your right to be wrong. But I will pray you get more guidance because I absolutely don’t want you to be dead wrong.
Oh, and thanks for the title. My wife asked me after my last degree if I felt I needed to go for my doctorate and I said I was fine, but now you have me thinking…
According to my actual doctor, I might be dead wrong if I DO take the vaccine. He has advised strongly against me getting the vaccine because it might kill me. So if following the advice of my doctor is wrong, then I don’t want to be right and be dead. I guess your prayers were answered because I got the guidance that I need. 🙂
Mazel!
The exact opposite of what you say is fact. The problem with the CDC admitting that they haven’t gotten everything right is that people who never admit they are wrong about anything use that as a rationale to dimiss everything the medical community says. Jeff, you can get vaxxed or not, but getting the shot will hurt almost nobody and not getting it MAY hurt many people, including yourself and your neighbors. When I want to sail, I’ll get to go on DCL regardless of what bad choices you make.
Our family has started looking at other cruise lines. My husband and I have sailed on many in the past, but liked bringing the young ones and their cousins on DCL. Have already sent my niece and her family info about RCCL and she is excited about what they have to offer. My one child has been platinum since 10 years of age. It’s been nice Disney, but we cannot go along with your unreasonable demands.
We may have to look elsewhere too.
I went on Royal Caribbean at the beginning of the summer. Disney should feel quite secure about their dominance and mandate safety accordingly.
Hi Scott. Looks like Disney is preparing for more changes to its cruising requirements. Hopefully next will be the pre testing. We are on the 9/5/22 Wish sailing. With it being a holiday weekend, what are the rules about testing on holiday weekends? We will be in WDW on the 4. Which company did you use for your testing results? Thank you for all the great info
NOT. GOOD. ENOUGH. DCL must remove all vax and testing requirements before we’ll cruise again. I guess they can afford to continue to sail below capacity. This announcement is really nothing. Try again, DCL.
Wow, actual goosebumps from your forcefulness. I bet you DCL is reconsidering their postion as soon as they are able to change their pants.
You’re the very reason why we always ask for private dining.
Hey, just happy to do my part on behalf of a grateful public!
Brad the narcissist.
Completely agree with the above comments about the need for Disney to eliminate the pre-departure testing, especially for 3 or 4 night cruises, and most especially for B2B cruises. I will be watching their changes in this area ahead of our B2B Wish cruises in late December. The uncertainty of not knowing whether or not you will be able to depart on your cruise after traveling to Florida, or continue your cruise vacation on the second cruise, makes cruising with Disney at this time very unattractive. We are a family of platinum Disney cruisers and we love their product, but their current stance is misaligned with the market in which they are operating.
DCL will not get any of our money all requirments for geing virus shots by any government have been dropped. The CDC is not requiring any of this. We will be going on other lines.
byeeeeeee
LOL! Don’t worry. We’ll be back. DCL can’t operate like this forever.
Just saying it would be a lot more believable if you told us in advance what your line in the sand is.
[Ten years pass…]
DCL: We’re going to spray you with the most current vaccine as you walk down the gangway, so there’s no need to show proof of vaccination.
Marc: [Doing an old timey prospector dance] Hee-Heeeeee! I tole ya’ I’d win. If only Vera and the kids woulda stuck around longer…
I simply don’t understand this line of reasoning. Seems pretty simple to me. Marc would like to go on a Disney cruise. The Disney rules are too restrictive. Marc goes on another cruise line or another type of vacation without the restrictions. In time, if Disney changes the rules, then Marc will cruise with them again. What is with all of this ‘line in the sand’? Why is there some artificial date Marc has to choose? Very strange.
John, you can’t reason with unreasonable people.
That’s hilarious, Marc! I was just getting ready to tell Brad that he keeps trying to use logic and reason to combat stuff you and John are making up and facts and humor can’t compete with fiction and anger.
Sarah – What are we making up? I’m vaccinated. I believe in vaccinations. But I’m also a believer that we can go back to normal now. Let those that have different risk profiles than me go ahead and do what is needed to further protect themselves. I’m ok if you don’t agree with that. No fiction, no anger. I support you and your opinions. They simply differ from mine. We made an easy choice for our family to go on different cruise lines or diffferent resorts based on the rules that make it easiest for us to travel. If that differs from your family, I’m ok with you choosing and deciding on something completely different. There are likely to be niches for all sorts of travel in the future. Everyone of all risk profiles will likely have choices. Why you and Brad think everyone that disagrees is angry and making things up is odd. In any case, I hope your future cruises are great. Happy Sailing!
Because I read, Johnny. I don’t cherry-pick to only confirm what I already believe because my belief system isn’t so fragile. I LOVE to be presented with information contrary to my knowledge. It’s why I ask questions and consider the answers, particularly when the answers are agreed upon by smarter people than I. (I’m still waiting for answers on this board, but I am nothing if not an optimist.)
And Marc doesn’t have to choose, but such a squish approach seems to be far more consistent with his rhetoric than “NOT. GOOD. ENOUGH.” If if told my child to clean her room and she only threw one piece of trash away after I said, “NOT. GOOD. ENOUGH,” my kid would certainly believe the same thing about me that the world thinks about people who make such statements without anything to BACK. THEM. UP.
I think you LOVE to hear yourself talk (and write). You make absolutely no sense. As on the other thread, I’ll take my leave now. Good luck and happy cruising!
It’s possible that you are right, John, but I’m lucid enough to actually respond to what you say and you have yet to summon the intellectual focus to even attempt to address any point that don’t confirm your sad, broken mindset. I’ll pray for you to find some inner peace so the angry voices and vitriol stop.
Hi Scott, Thanks for always keeping us informed. We are cruising next month and qualify for the 90 day recovered letter. Some doctors do not want to sign that guests are “safe to travel”. Has this been eliminated from the letter? I don’t see it with that wording now.
As Platinum members who are not willing to take the vaccine, we will be traveling on Royal Caribbean from now on (including later this month). I’m sure that Disney can afford to do whatever it likes – and more power to them. It’s their company, they should be allowed to choose to do what they want.
Personally I’m not going to risk my health and pay them DOUBLE what the others charge. (You do know that you can sail for half as much on the other lines, right?)
Would love to come back – but we will see.
Don’t let the portal hit ya’ where the good lord split ya’!
Seems like Disney got it backwards. If fully vaccinated you need to pay for (or find a free one that fits the requirements) the test. If unvaccinated the Disney test is no charge. Our currently booked cruise is 11/28. Chances of getting a local test on the Sat/Sun after Thanksgiving seems unlikely. So complying with the requirements we’ll have to pay around $150.Full refund date is 9/29. Decision will be on 9/28 on who to sail with.
No issues with vaccine mandate to board – but testing is a pain and undue stress. That and honestly antigen tests are not that accurate for the main strain going around anyway so stress etc. for marginal protection? I really hope DCL keeps vaccine rules but drops testing ASAP.
Just saw an article that Carnival Cruise bookings are almost double after dropping their vaccine and testing requirements. Disney made the wrong bet by being one of the only lines to still require all that. Hopefully they realize their mistake quickly and open up the ships to everyone soon.
First, I like that there is relatively even keeled (pun intended) discussion on this and I certainly don’t intend for my next comment to change that.
However, it seems to me that Hallzy’s comment above is (a) common and (b) a bit backwards. That is, being vaccinated does not mean that you cannot carry and transmit the virus. However, testing can show that you currently have it (whether you are vaccinated or not).
Yes, tests are not 100% accurate. I get that. Heck you could test negative today, but caught it while pumping gas before getting on the ship.
I remember back in the ‘old days’ when I would check my family in, there was always a box to check to confirm that none of my family was sick or had thrown up or had a fever within 24 hours. Fortunately for me, that was never the case … but I used to wonder how many people were at least tempted to lie about that one? How many had children with a fever, but they felt it was related to something else or maybe they were just about over it, so they lied on the form? How many decided that it was the ride in the back of the car that made their kid throw up at that rest stop?
How many realized that they spent a lot of money on this trip and figured their kids were OK enough to sail? I’m not accusing anyone of anything. I’m just wondering out loud here. The honor system used to be in place and things actually seemed to work out OK for the most part.
Again, it would seem to me that dropping the vaccine requirement and requiring everyone to be tested (while admittedly horribly inconvenient) would actually make more sense from a safety standpoint.
I agree completely. Even though we know the tests have a lot of issues, the fact is that the vaccines do not prevent the spread of covid. So if you are going to do anything, then you should allow anyone to sail regardless of vaccine status, but test everyone. But personally I would prefer all vaccine and testing requirements be removed for everyone. The vaccines are not stopping the virus and the testing clearly has its flaws. We know before the CDC gave up controlling cruises that every cruise ended up with positive cases. Time to sign a paper saying you know that you could possibly get sick and then enjoy your cruise!
Edgar, I hear you. You are definitely not accusing anyone of not being truthful. I remember breathing a sigh of relief and thanking God when I could check off “no” to all the questions. Especially, since I had one little one who would sometimes get car sick. Needless to say, she got children’s Dramamine the night before for the car ride. The rest of us took it at lunch on the ship. Yes, Jeff, just give us a paper to sign and say that DCl is not responsible if any passenger were to get ill. Really, other than something that is because the ship was not up to par (say there was problems with food poisoning-God forbid) how could anyone blame a cruise line for a “virus”.
Just wondering if anyone has thought about the staff safety. By having controls to limit covid entering the ship, the staff are less likely to be in contact with covid. Then they are less likely to get sick and they can keep working to provide us with a great experience.
I understand and agree with what you are saying, Tonya, but I try to meet people where they live. If people genuinely only want to think about themselves, I’m ok with that but they should consider this: I was on a Royal Caribbean at the beginning of the summer and there were more than a dozen people involuntarily detained in inside cabins because they showed symptoms and were transmissible. They actually do a decent job at protocols (Obviously not DCL-level adherence!) but I have been following many other RCCL cruises since getting back and mass infection has been more likely than not since I started monitoring.
Great News: Grand Cayman has decided to follow the science and will no longer require visitors to be vaccinated or to subject them to pre-visit testing as of 24 Aug.
It’s great to see yet another location moving past the fear and panic of the last few years. Hopefully more and more cruise ports will follow suit.